Thanboddhay (Thambuddhei) Paya Buddhist temple, Monywa, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Thanboddhay PayaMonywa, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Thanboddhay (Thambuddhei) Paya Buddhist temple - buddhas in the interior, Monywa, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Elephant statues at entrance to the Thanboddhay Paya (pagoda), near Monywa, Monywa Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thanboddhay (Thambuddhei) Paya Buddhist temple, Monywa, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Thanboddhay (Thambuddhei) Paya Buddhist temple, Monywa, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Thanboddhay Paya (pagoda) decorated with mini Buddha images and gilt mini-stupas, near Monywa, Monywa Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thanboddhay Paya (pagoda) with rows of gilt mini-stupas on roof, near Monywa, Monywa Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thanboddhay Paya (pagoda) decorated with mini Buddha images and gilt mini-stupas, near Monywa, Monywa Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thanboddhay Paya (pagoda) with rows of gilt mini-stupas on roof, near Monywa, Monywa Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Interior of Thanboddhay Paya (pagoda), near Monywa, Monywa Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Interior of Thanboddhay Paya (pagoda), near Monywa, Monywa Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thanboddhay Pagoda, said to hold 100000 Buddhas, re-constructed between 1939 and 1952, with 864 stupas, Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Interior of Thanboddhay Pagoda, showing some of the 100000 Buddhas there, large and small on shelves, Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thanboddhay Pagoda, showing some of the 100000 Buddhas there, large and small lined up on shelves, Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thanboddhay Pagoda, Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Detail of decoration on Thanboddhay Pagoda, Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thanboddhay (That-boddhay) Pagoda, Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thanboddhay Paya, built between 1939 and 1952 by Moehnyin Sayadaw and said to contain over half a million Buddha images, Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia